Angelina Jolie faces legal setback in battle with Brad Pitt

In a significant development in the protracted legal battle between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt a Los Angeles Superior Court has ordered Jolie to turn over all nondisclosure agreements NDAs she has signed over the past eight yearsThis decision is the latest twist in their ongoing dispute over the ownership of their USD 500 million French winery Chateau Miraval as confirmed by Page SixThe court ruling mandates that the Maleficent star must produce within the next month all nonprivileged documents in her possession custody or control that respond to Pitts legal teams requestsA source close to Pitt described the ruling as a crushing blow to Jolie who had previously argued that producing the NDAs would be expensive wasteful and unreasonable as well as an invasion of privacy for third parties involvedAs per Page Six the documents in question likely encompass NDAs related to Hollywood employers brands and personal staff potentially containing sensitive information about Jolies compensation and contracts with third partiesThe courts order also requires Jolie to provide a list of any documents she considers privileged enabling Pitts team to evaluate her claims of privilegeThe Oscarwinning couple has been embroiled in a legal dispute that has extended beyond their divorce particularly focusing on the Chateau Miraval wineryJolies legal team has accused Pitt of attempting to control her through an overreaching NDA which she claimed was intended to cover Pitts personal misconduct unrelated to the wineryThis dispute reportedly hindered an agreement for Jolie to sell her stake in the winery to Pitt leading her to sell her shares to a subsidiary of the Stoli Group insteadPitt has contested the sale to Stoli alleging that Jolie acted unfairly in finalizing the deal without his consentAccording to Page Six a source aligned with Pitt noted that this ruling represents another pretrial victory for himHowever Jolies attorney Paul Murphy framed the decision differently stating Common NDAs are simply not comparable to Mr Pitts lastsecond demand to try and cover up his personal misconductHe emphasized that the courts acknowledgment of the NDAs potential relevance to the case is significant hinting at the broader implications for Pitts conductMurphy added We welcome that transparency in all parties discovery responses including Mr Pitts Angelina looks forward to the eventual end of this litigation with its false narratives that continue to hurt the family and interfere with their ability to healAccording to Page Six a source close to Jolie assured that the NDAs are unlikely to be exposed during the trialThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever